Andy F. Herron (born February 2, 1978) is a Costa Rican

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Club career

Before joining MLS and the Chicago Fire in late in 2004, Herron played two years with Costa Rican

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, which he led to Costa Rica's 2004's title, by leading the Costa Rican clausura's tournament with 14 goals and 13 assists. He had joined Herediano after he left

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in December 2002. Herron had his best season for Chicago in 2006, when the 2006 Budweiser/Fire Golden Boot winner proved his productivity for the "Men in Red" by scoring eight goals in 20 games, with 18 starts. Herron put the team on his shoulders in the team's 2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship run, scoring four goals and one assist through the competition. His assist and game-winning goal against the

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in the Final at

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helped the Fire clinch an MLS club-record fourth title to the trophy case. After two and a half seasons in Chicago, he decided to get back to

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on a loan from Chicago, but soon after that was sent to Columbus for the second pick in the

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(which turned out to be

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) and forward

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. In the MLS Reserve Division he started and played one game for the Crew Reserves, notching one goal in 79 minutes of play. In February 2008, Herron left

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and re-signed with Chicago Fire. On November 26, 2008, he was waived by Chicago and he returned to Herediano for the 2009 Verano season. In January 2010 he joined Ramonense and in June 2010 he moved to Guatemala to play for USAC. In summer 2011 he returned to his hometown club after 13 years. He returned to the United States in January 2012 when he signed with

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of the

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. In summer 2013 he left Fort Lauderdale to join Atlanta Silverbacks, but left them in August 2013 without any game played for them. He is now the Concacaf Scout for the Chicago Fire FC.

Controversy

On January 11, 2006, Herron was suspended for six games without pay for his behavior that led to a red card in a 1–0 loss to the

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during the Eastern Conference Championship game the previous November 6. According to the MLS Soccer Disciplinary Committee, Herron was disciplined for making "unacceptable physical contact" with the referee Terry Vaughn and assistant referee George Gansner, conduct that led to him being sent off in stoppage time. Adding to the severity of his punishment was the fact that Herron returned to the field after the game.

International career

Herron made his debut for Costa Rica in a November 2002

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against

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, also recording his first international goal, and earned a total of 25 caps, scoring 7 goals. He represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the

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and

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. Being an unmovable striker in

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's squad and scoring the goal which took Costa Rica to the quarterfinals in the

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held in Chile.Copa América 2004 - Details
- RSSSF He tallied 11 goals in eight games with the Costa Rican U-23 squad during Olympic Qualifying from 1999–2000. His final international was an August 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Honduras.

Personal life

He have three children named Dyan Denilson, Mia Nena and Naya Destiny. He grew up playing in the streets of Puerto Limón, Costa Rica. Herron is a big basketball and

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fan. Currently President of Herron Soccer Academy in Pembroke Pines, FL. He lives in Florida with his family.

References

External links

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Chicago Fire Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Herron, Andy 1978 births Living people People from Limón Province Men's association football forwards Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers 2004 Copa América players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers C.S. Herediano footballers Chicago Fire FC players Columbus Crew players Puntarenas F.C. players A.D. Ramonense players Universidad SC players Fort Lauderdale Strikers players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Costa Rican expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Guatemala Major League Soccer players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players